Just what we need -- a whole new field day for the disconsolate Kennedy conspiracy theorist industry! Maybe they'll let us see *these* documents in 2050 or so! (Disclaimer: of course, this has only tangential relevance to the list, but it has formed one of the hottest, most recurring, and emotional topics on the list, and hopefully everyone who would flame me for posting it here has already deleted the message based on the subject line! so NYAAHH!) ------- Forwarded Message From: Richard Ginn <rlg1@cornell.edu> Subject: Waco, Texas [Branch Davidians] Raid and the Freedom of Information Act Exemption Request by Justice Dept. of the US. Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1993 18:21:21 -0400 By Richard Ginn <rlg1@cornell.edu>, Ithaca, New York, USA - 9 Sept. 1993 - The United States Justice Department has requested that all files relating to the Waco, Texas [Branch Davidian - David Koresh and friends] raid by U.S. Government forces and the resulting deaths be exempted from all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) inquiries and that the files be sealed so that no one may make any further inquiries into the Waco incident. The full text of the request can be found in the United States Federal Register, Volume 58, Number 156, on Monday August 16, 1993, page 43312. The period for comment on this action expires on September 15, 1993 (six days from the date of this message), after which the files will be sealed if there is no opposing comment by the public. - - 30 - <end of message> ------- End of Forwarded Message